After Josh finished reading the memories of the two people, he withdrew from the Dream Realm.

The five individuals still had a bewildered look on their faces, not yet recovered from the Illusion Realm.

With a swift motion, Josh killed the two NPCs.

If not, these two would join the other NPCs tomorrow, and her identity as a player would likely become completely transparent.

Three players remained.

One was Sun Qimeng, another was Mina, and the last was someone she didn’t recognize.

She had just skimmed through this person’s memories, and there wasn’t much there, just typical day-to-day activities of a regular contestant.

Josh looked at Sun Qimeng in front of her, hesitating whether to kill her or not.

Sun Qimeng’s strength was mediocre; killing her would be a piece of cake.

Josh rubbed her chin, recalling what she saw in the memories.

In the end, she didn’t make a move.

She thought, she now knew who to seek for Susan’s blood money.

Josh entered Sun Qimeng’s live stream.

Sun Qimeng’s dream realm suddenly changed from the everyday scenes of the training base to a wedding scene.

The groom was surprisingly Xue Guo.

She looked at Xue Guo on the stage in astonishment, her face turning red abruptly.

As everyone cheered for the bride to come on stage, Sun Qimeng bravely took the first step.

Suddenly, someone beside her walked up slowly—it was Susanna.

Sun Qimeng’s expression tensed. Why was it her?

Reluctantly, she wanted to move closer, but her body seemed to be bound by something, unable to step forward.

"Do you really want to kill Susanna?"

A voice sounded beside her.

Sun Qimeng almost instinctively replied, "Of course!"

After responding, she realized something was wrong. She jerked her head around and saw Josh next to her.

"It’s you?! How come you’re... wait! Is this an Illusion Realm?!" Sun Qimeng instantly became alert.

Josh chuckled, "Not too dumb, I see!"

She walked to Sun Qimeng’s side, pointing at the two people on the stage, "They’re getting together, doesn’t it make you angry? Sad?"

Sun Qimeng’s face turned cold, "What’s it to you?!"

Josh shrugged, "Haven’t you heard the saying? The enemy of my enemy is my friend."

Sun Qimeng wanted to say more.

Josh patted her shoulder, "Don’t worry. We’re in my Dream Realm. Rest assured, as long as I desire, none of the footage can capture anything inside the Dream Realm, because I can simply move my fingers, and the contents of the dream will be blocked for player privacy."

Upon hearing this, Sun Qimeng’s expression softened slightly, but she still remained cautious, "So what? You think saying this will make me believe you?" 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

Josh scoffed, "Aren’t you going to first ask why I’m here?"

Sun Qimeng was silent for a moment, "Isn’t it just to form an alliance with me to eliminate Susanna?"

Josh clapped, "Quite smart, aren’t you? So, what do you say? Team up?"

Sun Qimeng glanced at her.

Josh: "Don’t worry, the contents of the Dream Realm are confidential; otherwise, if the Augustine family finds out I’m openly trying to kill their daughter, I wouldn’t be able to wiggle out of it."

Sun Qimeng thought for a moment, it seemed to make sense.

Josh wasn’t foolish, she likely wouldn’t create trouble for herself this way.

Feeling slightly more at ease, Sun Qimeng inquired, "How do you propose we cooperate?"

Josh: "You provide the money, I provide the effort. You hire me to take Susan’s life."

Sun Qimeng frowned slightly, "You don’t need me to make a move?"

Josh twitched his mouth, "You don’t think it requires both of us to take down that kind of scrap, do you?"

Sun Qimeng thought for a moment, and it seemed true.

She looked at Josh, "Why are you only approaching me now?"

Josh: "Because I hadn’t found a suitable person to hire until now."

Sun Qimeng was silent for a moment, "How much do you want?"

Josh: "I want... Original Stones, with a diameter of over 30 centimeters in every dimension, 300 pieces!"

Sun Qimeng, hearing this, did not refuse outright but instead asked, "Why do you need so many Original Stones?"

Josh twitched her mouth, "That’s for me to know."

Sun Qimeng replied, "Fine, as long as you do it cleanly."

Josh: "You can trust me."

Sun Qimeng: "I’m still skeptical, will you really partner with me?"

Josh confessed, "I wouldn’t have originally, but seeing this scene in your Illusion Realm, I realized that we’re actually friends."

She pointed at the two people embracing on the stage.

Sun Qimeng looked at them with a grim face, "Since it’s an Illusion Realm, dismantle it."

Josh didn’t move, "If the Illusion Realm disappears, our conversation will be broadcasted across the entire live stream."

Hearing this, Sun Qimeng’s gaze became gloomier, and she turned her face away from the people on stage, "Fine."

Josh: "After we exit, you first pay me a third as a deposit, and I’ll come to you for the rest once it’s done."

Sun Qimeng nodded, "Agreed."

The two hit it off and set their cooperation.

Josh dispersed the Dream Realm, and the three of them regained consciousness simultaneously.

Sun Qimeng didn’t move, while another player beside her lunged toward Josh.

With two dead NPCs on the ground, it wasn’t hard to guess who had taken action.

Josh evaded the attack and retreated to the side.

The player looked at the other two and hastily said, "Hurry, kill her! Didn’t you see her abnormalities?"

The other two remained still.

Seeing them not move, the player became increasingly vigilant, eyes flashing with deadly intent, revealing his Spiritual Body and entering a Beastification State.

Josh adjusted her expression; this was an SS-ranked player.

It’s known that above S rank, each additional S represents a massive divide in power.

Even two or three S-ranked Spiritual Power Users might not be able to take down a single SS-ranked player.

Josh’s expression turned serious, she released her Spiritual Body, entering a Beastification State, fully prepared for battle.

The person’s Spiritual Body was a snake; in the Beastification State, his upper body remained human while his lower body turned into an enormously thick snake, coiling throughout the room, almost occupying the entire space.

Aside from Josh, Sun Qimeng and Mina were also forced to the side.

This was an SS-ranked player; they too didn’t dare to act recklessly.

Josh fixed her gaze on this snake, summoning a Longsword in her right hand, ready for action.

With a sneer, the person whipped his long tail towards Josh, carrying overwhelming spiritual pressure.

Josh quickly formed a seal with her left hand, infusing golden light into the Longsword, countering with the force of a lightning sword to resist the spiritual pressure.

The opponent evidently had heard of her name, knowing her weakness lay in spiritual power, hence using spiritual suppression during the attack.

If it weren’t for her unsealing her inner core over the New Year, she likely wouldn’t stand a chance.

The man was startled by the force of her counterattack, his eyes flickered with murderous intent as he charged instantly.

The two engaged in combat, continually clashing with spiritual suppression and the lightning pressure unleashed by Josh, exploding and colliding with each push.

Sun Qimeng and Mina were caught up in it, flung to the corner, their vision blurred from the impact.